Arnica Clinic – Wellness Centre

Liver Health. Information and Education Session

According to Canadian Liver Foundation: “Weighing in at just over one kilogram, the liver is a complex chemical factory that works 24 hours a day. It processes virtually everything you eat, drink, breathe in or rub on your skin and that’s just some of its over 500 different functions vital to life.” http://www.liver.ca/liver-health/how-liver-works.aspx

If you are interested to know more about liver health and prevention of multiple liver diseases , you will benefit from participating in our Digestive Health Info Session.
Starting May 27 at 7:00 -9:00 pm
and continuing Every Last Wednesday of the Month
at Arnica Clinic

We are committed to bringing together experts in their field to inform you, provide you with resources, and assist you in living the very best life possible.

Every Last Wednesday of each month we invite you to join us, ask questions and educate yourself on digestive health.

At each meeting we will provide information you can apply immediately, plenty of time for discussion, and specific strategies for you to go home with.

This week’s meeting will feature 4 speakers:

Janine Karlsen – RN, Masters in Counselling

Janine is a registered nurse with a passion for health she coaches clients to be their healthiest and most amazing selves. She has a passion for optimizing our bodies at a cellular level so that they can fuel us with energy and brilliant vitality to all of our goals and dreams. She will speak specifically about vitamins and supplements to support the Liver and it’s functions

Philip Armitage BSc BEd RAc

Gallstones from gallbladder and liver

Philip is registered acupuncturist For Philip learning is a life long process and education is paramount for long lasting change to occur. Philip often gives his clients simple homework assignments or exercises to complement and to continue the benefit of their acupuncture treatments… He will speak about role that Liver plays in human body according to Traditional Chinese Medicine and QiGong theory.

Sharam Farkhondeh – Healthy Life style Advocate.

Sharam has experienced his own health and life transformed after serious conscious changes he made in his diet and life style. Sharam will share his experience with the Andreas Moritz Method of liver and gall bladder flushing.

Shannon Matter – a singer/songwriter/author and French Aromatherapist with 15 years of experience with Young Living Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils.

Shannon will present JuvaCleanse – the special blend of Young Living Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils and will talk about its liver detoxifying abilities including its powerful ability to detox heavy metals from our body. She will speak about each oil in the blend individually. Those are: helichrysum, ledum, and celery seed.

Shannon has been recording her original music for 15 years; and has four CD’s and four books available at this time.

Digestive Health. Information and Education Session

Are you experiencing challenges every day because of difficulty with digestion?
Have you been diagnosed with IBS and are frustrated by the lack of information on managing it?
Are you experiencing pain, bloating, and embarrassment every single day?
Do you or people you care about have problems with digestion?
Are you simply interested in improving your overall health?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will benefit from participating in our Digestive Health Info Session.
Starting April 29 at 7:00 -9:00 pm
and continuing Every Last Wednesday of the Month
at Arnica Clinic

We are committed to bringing together experts in their field to inform you, provide you with resources, and assist you in living the very best life possible.

Every Last Wednesday of each month we invite you to join us, ask questions and educate yourself on digestive health.

At each meeting we will provide information you can apply immediately, plenty of time for discussion, and specific strategies for you to go home with.

This week’s meeting will feature 3 speakers:

Katherine Feeney – Registered Holistic Nutritionist

Katherine is a Nutrition coach with a drive to educate and empower you so that you can make decisions that will allow you to be your healthiest self and ROCK YOUR LIFE. She guides clients to develop a positive relationship with food, and teaches them how to nourish their body through nutrition and intuitive eating.

Janine Karlsen – RN, Masters in Counselling

Janine is a registered nurse with a passion for health she coaches clients to be their healthiest and most amazing selves. She has a passion for optimizing our bodies at a cellular level so that they can fuel us with energy and brilliant vitality to all of our goals and dreams. She will speak specifically of how to sort through the maze of vitamins and supplements and choose the very best quality to power your magnificent body.

She will talk about Colon Hydrotherapy, one of the most natural and ancient ways to detoxify. Colon health is critical for eliminating toxins and enhancing the health of the lungs, kidneys, skin, liver, and lymph system. Colon Hydrotherapy will enhance immune system function, supports maintenance of a healthy weight, and will eliminate toxins and gas from your digestive system.

Healthy snacks will be provided and there will be some awesome door prizes!

We have new Carbon Infrared Dynamic Sauna!

“Restore the harmony of your body with healing sounds ”

a two hour Music Therapy Workshop

Sunday February 15 at 11 AM at Arnica Clinic

The healing sounds of ethnic musical instruments performed and guided by the world class musician, Boris Sichon

Boris Sichon is a multi-instrumentalist with an MA from the St. Petersburg Academy of Music. He has played and performed in 40 countries on 5 continents, where he’s gathered his famous collection of ethnic musical instruments, and learned from local masters all over the world.

Boris Sichon

Have you ever thought that playing ethnic musical instruments could be good for your health?

Ethnic musical instruments not only entertain your mind and give you emotional satisfaction, but they also affect your physical wellbeing.

Everyone who’s ever tried drumming, will agree, it can be pretty vigorous work out, plus a major release of physical and emotional energy, leading to relaxation. Wind musical instruments require the control of your breathing to create a specific airflow through the instrument you are playing, making it a very strong breathing exercise that massages your internal organs and system.

Most of the ethnic musical instruments were created as spiritual and meditative mediums for spiritual practices to in-tune the participants body rhythms and sounds with the sounds of universe.

The purpose of this health education event is to show you the therapeutic effect of ethnic music and give you unique opportunity to learn hand-on, some basic playing techniques from a world class musician.

Boris will take you on a magical journey to different cultures and countries, and most importantly – to your inner self. You will get a chance to listen to the rhythms of you own body and connect to the rhythm of the universe and feel the entire world inside yourself and yourself dissolved into the universe.

Boris Sichon is playing Didgeridoo

Two hours Music Therapy Session include:

Gong bath, when the ancient sound of the Himalayan Gong washes over your body to create a healing vibration

Meditation with Tibetian singing bowls,…

Experience the sound of an Australian Didgeridoo on your body

Practical lessons on how to play Didgeridoo and other instruments

Dynamic Qigone meditation

Circular Breathing exercises

Every participant will receive a musical instrument for further practices as your own music therapy tool

You will also receive a CD of World Music by Boris Sichon

Number of participants is limited to 15 people, so everyone can get individual attention and personal space.

I would like to express my special gratitude to my family: my husband, my two daughters and my parents for they incredible patience and continues support with this big step forward in my business.

I also would like to recognize and thank all my business friends — people who helped me on every step of the way to make it happen. Without them I could not open my doors today at this beautiful new location! They are:

My energizing holistic realtor Faina Sichon, who can do impossible in a very short time,

My friend and magic mortgage broker Samia Newton, who goes far out of her way just to help a friend

My wisest and precise accountant Lise Liebich, CGA, who knows exactly, how much did it cost me and still keeps me as a client

My RBC account managers Mahmood Amin , Andrew Espezel and mortgage specialist Tanya Thomas,who understand all the hardship of small business and generously share they time and knowledge

My General Contractor John Ramos from BDB Constrictions, who actually build my new place in quite a short time! It looks beautiful!

#308 12099 Harris rd. Pitt Meadows

It’s a new professional building right in the down town of Pit Meadow – the friendliest city I ever been!

I am looking forward to see you here in the nearest future, please visit us any time just to say hello or book an appointment!

We continue to provide following services:

Colon Hydrotherapy ( Elena Kazakova , Doriana Donciu)

Registered Massage Therapy ( Igor Tatarnikov)

Acupuncture and Cosmetic Acupuncture (Viktoria Bakhtiyarova)

Holistic Therapies ( Doriana Donciu)

For the month of November House Warming Promotions:

First colonic ever $60 (regular $85), so please tell you friends who always wanted to try it, now it’s a time!

Create you own package with the lowest package price of $70, buy as many as you want, no min or maximum!

Take advantage of this offer if you can, because cost of everything, except Russian gas and GPS devices, goes up and I don’t know for how long I’ll be able to keep my price as it is.

Receive$10 gift certificate toward any other service or purchase of any Firma EnergyWear items with every package of Colon Hydrotherapy treatments. Now, it’s a great time to try new Qi Beauty Facial Treatment performed by registered acupuncturist, there are only 13 practitioners in BC, who does it, one — at Arnica Clinic! Or buy yourself therapeutic anti cellulite Firma Leggins.

Please make a note, that our phone number has being changed, the new one is

604-457-3335

Give us a call just for fun of it!

Our Grand Opening is coming soon in November, more new services also coming soon, so keep your eyes open for emails and check out our Facebook page as well.

Arnica Clinic is moving to new location!

It is a big step forward for us as a business to acquire our own property in a better quality new building. We are very excited about the move and are grateful for all of your support and patience during this time. We are well aware that much work lies ahead, first of all we have to build our new home. It will be long and difficult process, but nonetheless we are planning to open by the middle of September with many great deals for our valuable customers. Our new clinic will be located in the same building as the Pitt Meadows Public Library, neighboring the Pitt Meadows City Hall. You can find us at:

#308-12099 Harris Rd, Pitt Meadows.

Best of all, this location is 10 minutes away from our old space and is easily accessible by public transit! Meanwhile we will keep you posted on every step of the way, so stay tuned! Follow us on Facebook for photos, updates and more. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Our phone number and e-mail are still the same.

“Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”

Famous healer and educator Mary Poppins

“Let the food be your medicine, and medicine your food.”

Hippocrates

What I have noticed lately is that we are slowly moving toward the “…medicine your food” and I am afraid that medicine might become our food, indeed.

When I worked at a pharmacy, I was blown away by the amount of pills I was required to put in the blister pack to take at once. I wondered, what Hippocrates would say about it. Literally, a tablespoon of pills repeated three – four times per day! How many spoons of sugar you need to help that amount of medicine go down?

Now lets take a look at the food we are eating. Actually… We better not. How about no food at all? At least for a week? Let’s leave our body alone for a while, and let it sort it’s own problems without external invasions. Just the water— the source of life.

Can a person survive at least one week without food?

Let me share with you my latest adventure — 7 days water fast.

At the end of this blog I included some numbers to illustrate the results of that process.

There are a few things that inspired me and lead to the reason I did the water fast.

I grew up in a family of doctors. I enjoyed hearing the endless stories about healing and healers, especially my mom. Stories about doctors – heroes who experimented on themselves to find the cure for illnesses or to obtain new physiological information about human body. This adventurous side of medicine was always attractive to me. It was probably a good thing for I didn’t become a doctor.

Natural ways of healing and the body’s own ability to heal itself always interested me most of all.

Finally, passion turned into profession. Working in wellness industry, I love to share my knowledge and experience with people and I have more reason to research and experiment and not just talk the talk, but walk the walk as well.

Another inspiration for my latest health adventure was Paul Bragg and his method of detoxification by water fasting.

You could find a lot of controversial information about Paul Bragg on the internet, but for me it was another reason to check his theory and to see if it would work for me.

There are many other natural health professionals who recommend water fasting as the ultimate detoxification, anti-aging and cancer treatment. There are different variations of methods and techniques of water fasting and many pages written about health benefits of it:

— During the water fast, your body will conserve the precious energy used for digestion, absorption, and elimination of food and use it as needed to solve it’s own problems and issues. It is exactly the same process that happens while we sleep.

— To sustain itself, the body consumes the old and malfunctioning cells, which promotes whole body rejuvenation and prevention many serious illnesses like cancer.

— Toxins are being flushed out of the body.

— Weight loss. The body eliminates excess fats. According to some studies, fat cells stores the substances that turn on the genes of obesity.

— Fasting helps to develop fascinating skill of self observation beside the will power and self control.

I read Bragg’s book, Miracle of Fasting, many years ago back in Russia.

The thing that really stood out, and that I liked, was when Bragg continued to live an active life during his 7-10 day water fasts. My biggest question was: Is it humanly possible to stay without food for so long and still be in right state of mind?

We’ve all heard stories about travelers and survivors from natural disasters who go without food for long periods of time. In those cases, they had no choice and some times went insane. They definitely didn’t enjoy their life at that particular time. However, I met quite a few people over time who did water fast voluntarily for health reason and had great improvement of their health.

Now I have to rephrase my question: Is it humanly possible to enjoy and active life when you only consume water? Is it possible for me?

And as all adventurists know, there is only one way to find out!

My first attempt lasted 1.5 days. The headache was so horrible that I decide to stop it and start eating.

However, deep in my mind, I didn’t give up.

My second attempt was 3 years ago, and was quite successful. I survived the first 3-4 days of headache just knowing that I was not going to stop this time, especially after I noticed that my weight is going down 1kg a day! Hurray!

It is so delightful to step on the scale and see 1 kg (2.2 lbs) less every morning, you don’t see that very often.

I deliberately didn’t want to change my life style and schedule. I continued to work, exercise the same way, and cooked. I even kept my family company at the dinner table.

After the 3 day headache was gone I felt light, alert and full of energy. I got up early in the morning easily without a cup of coffee waiting for me. I discovered freedom! Time stopped feeling so rushed! I had 24 hours a day that I divided between sleep, work and doing things I always wanted to do.

My third attempt was just a week ago. This time it was even easier than before. Only 2 days of discomfort in the beginning, and after that — lightness, energy and more freedom again! This time I used some supportive cleansing techniques that I believe made it easier for me this time. Below I’ll describe the whole journey step by step in point format:

While most of the world was watching the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games, four remarkable ladies were doing their practical final exam for completion of training at Prime Vitality School of Colon Hydrotherapy.

With good friends you can talk about boys/girls, with best friends you can talk about poop!

I am very proud and excited to share my adventures of last week. I took part in an intensive Colon Hydrotherapy Training course at Prime Vitality School of Colon Hydrotherapy as a practical instructor under the leadership of my teacher Tinesja Vanel, a member of the International Association for Colon Hydro-therapy (I-ACT) and the Academy for Naturopaths and Naturotherapists. Tinesja is a NBCHT – National Board certified Colon Hydro-therapist as well as an I-ACT certified Instructor, holding the highest possible qualifications in her profession.

Prime Vitality is an I-ACT registered school, I-ACT being the USA based International Association of Colon Hydrotherapists.

New therapists were trained on the most advanced colon hydrotherapy equipment on the market: the Aquanet EC-2000.

The training is very intense, almost 12 hours per day, consisting of theory and practical classes. Each student performed 10 colonics to fellow students as well as real clients: volunteers and loyal clients of Prime Vitality Wellness Centre. Most of them have been very familiar with the colonic procedure for many years as it proves to be very beneficial for their overall health and energy level, also helping many to deal with serious health issue like IBS, psoriasis, acne and insomnia. Over time, it has become a regular part of their health maintenance routine.

All of the client participants were highly satisfied with the treatments they received and gave students high marks, ranging from 8.5 to 10.0 out of 10. Some of the clients admitted that it was the best colon hydrotherapy session they ever received.

However, the very first client-volunteer was Monkey. It is the veteran colonic recipient of the school.

Monkey is always ready for his colonic.

The veteran colonic recipient of the school.

The colon hydrotherapy profession got 4 additional members! Great health enthusiasts who are now ready and confident with their ability to perform high quality treatments.

Who are these new colon hydrotherapists? What can make a person choose this profession? I’ll give you a short overview (without mentioning the names).

Administrative worker with a background that involves a diverse array of jobs from teaching English in Japan to working as an assistant dance instructor to operating heavy equipment, she’s received many colon hydrotherapy treatments in her life and as a result fully understands the benefits of the treatments. Now her passion is health and healing, one she is following by studying Colon Hydrotherapy.

Family Doctor from the Philippines, she now works part time as a clinic assistant in one of the city’s naturopathic clinics and has been sent to take this course so she can begin providing treatments in the clinic. She appreciates colon hydrotherapy’s potential to aid in the detoxification of the body.

A Clinic Manager and Registered Holistic Nutritionist from Uxbridge, Ontario, where she works at the Centre for Biological Medicine. She writes: “Over worked and underestimated. That is how I view and would describe our incredible digestive system, especially the intestines. In general, people tend to eat whatever they want, whenever they want without any expectations of it having any affect on their well being… I don’t just view it as a quick job at cleaning the colon, but it is also an opportunity to educate. Having the rare opportunity to have an individual come to you for help and then being able to assist them immediately and into the future to improve their health and maintain it; that is my interest.”

Registered Aromatherapist from Comox, BC on Vancouver Island. She runs a private massage and healing arts practice. She was hired on contract at the retreat on Vancouver Island that sent her to do this training. She writes “Although this is not something I would have thought of on my own, I am pleased to be able to be trained in this useful skill. I have experienced colon therapy prior as a necessity to overcome intestinal distress, which was very effective.” She writes that she’s an advocate of natural healing and that colon hydrotherapy is necessary for detoxification in Ayurvedic medicine.

I am so proud and grateful for the opportunity to be one of the expert instructors for this course and being able to assist these health professionals in reaching accomplishment in the field of colon hydrotherapy and colon health.

Colon Hydrotherapy is a rare profession. There are not many of us in the world. It is important to maintain a high standard of performance of this procedure for the benefit of our existent and future clients, who are trust us with their health.

– There is really nothing to eat out there but junk and it’s not my fault, those food industry giants want to kill me personally with all their chips and cakes and chocolate that melts in you mouth is seconds, it even says there are açai berries in it, so it’s good for me, right? Just 1…2…3… more.

– NO!!! that scale is insane! I didn’t eat all day, spent 5 hours in a gym and it shows that I gained 3 lb!?!?!

Sounds familiar? We’ve all been there.

Relax.

First of all, happiness has never and will never been measured in (lb.)

Secondly, a healthy body and healthy life style is a journey-not a destination.

And finally, let’s do it together: support each other and share the experience.

Don’t give up, you can start your New Year every day!

Arnica Clinic team is here to make this journey to Your Best Self more meaningful and exciting. Like us on Facebook, check out our Specials page and tell us your thoughts and anecdotes. How have your new years resolutions turned out?

Here are a few tips we can share with you to make your gift giving experience less stressful and more enjoyable.

If you think about it, why should we buy things that we (and most other people) don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress the people we don’t even like?

– Shop locally. It will save you time, gas, and money, as well as support local businesses and benefit your local community.

– When buying presents, think of what is really important for that person. Is it the amount of money you spend that shows how much you care? Or is it the intention behind the gift? An experience? A memory?

– According to new research “experience” gifts are mutually beneficial for both giver and recipient, not only bringing people closer, but creating memories and conversation topics for years to come.

Here at Arnica Clinic we offer the best kind of “experience” gift – the Gift of Health.

What better way to show your loved ones that you care than a Hot Stone Massage or Reflexology session, we have a great variety of treatments that can help you to relax and recharge. And don’t forget yourself! You too deserve time to unwind.

We also have some tangible items that can make wonderful gifts and help you get healthier in the New Year:

Detox Foot Pads – an easy to use and inexpensive tool to increase circulation and remove toxins from your body night

Clothing made from fabric that contains active biocrystals at the core of every thread, which provide benefits that ‘normal’ fabrics do not. These benefits include increased micro-circulation, better thermoregulation, and healthier looking skin!

Buy Gift Certificates or products before December 25 and receive 10% of the amount in free Gift Certificates toward services!

Disclaimer:

The information and service provided is not used and intended to prescribe, recommend, diagnose or treat a health problem or a disease. It is not a substitute for medical care. If you have or suspect you may have a health problem, you should consult your primary health care providers before booking an appointment.

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